Because Easter Sunday is on 3/31, a lot of schools are extending Spring Break through Monday. My high school aged daughter and one of my college aged sons don't return to school until Tuesday. They are both happy to be attending Opening Day instead.

Because Easter Sunday is on 3/31, a lot of schools are extending Spring Break through Monday. My high school aged daughter and one of my college aged sons don't return to school until Tuesday. They are both happy to be attending Opening Day instead.

I know. The school where I student taught last year has that Monday off, but not the school where I work. Bummer.

Because Easter Sunday is on 3/31, a lot of schools are extending Spring Break through Monday. My high school aged daughter and one of my college aged sons don't return to school until Tuesday. They are both happy to be attending Opening Day instead.

Actually, IIRC, the 2003 opener was like a 3 p.m. start time and it was on a weekday (I want to say a Monday or Friday).

My last, at least most recent, opening day. The scheduled Friday start was 3:05, but it was delayed by rain. I got there long before 3 and had a great corporate seat, thanks to a very good friend, but it might have been after 5 before the game got started. Many people left before the ceremonies, and the park felt fairly empty when new closer Billy Koch struck out the side in the ninth to nail down the win.

The man who threw out the ceremonial first pitch got the first boos of the year. And he would later go to prison.

It's also nice for those who only need to take a half day off at work instead of a full day. I'm happy about the 3:00 start.

Totally agree. I'm fine with the 3PM start. You can take a half day at work or if you end up taking a full day off, you don't need to get to the ballpark early in the morning to get a decent parking spot. For those of us that live far from the park, the 3PM start is most welcome.

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My last, at least most recent, opening day. The scheduled Friday start was 3:05, but it was delayed by rain. I got there long before 3 and had a great corporate seat, thanks to a very good friend, but it might have been after 5 before the game got started. Many people left before the ceremonies, and the park felt fairly empty when new closer Billy Koch struck out the side in the ninth to nail down the win.

The man who threw out the ceremonial first pitch got the first boos of the year. And he would later go to prison.

Blago?

Seeing Koch strike out the side is something not many White Sox fans got to experience so you should feel blessed.

Seeing Koch strike out the side is something not many White Sox fans got to experience so you should feel blessed.

Yes, but the governor was booed because he was known as a Cubs fan.

As for Koch, it was opening day, he was the new closer, he had seen success with Oakland, and although he had a bad outing in Kansas City before coming home, we believed this was what we were going to see in 2003.

2012's home opener was against Detroit and AJ had a big triple at one point in the game, the opening day game was against Texas and Dunn hit a homer. The 2008 home opener was where Crede hit a grand slam against Minnesota but opening day that year was in Cleveland and I think both Buehrle and CC were knocked out of the game by the third inning. 2004 was against Kansas City and I think that Bill Koch blew a save by giving up a homer to Carlos Beltran.

I have been to three opening days, 2007, 2009 and 2011. I am not going to opening day in 2013.